Monthly Archives: November 2016
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement at Mary Greeley...
Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) organize... here is my first...
Guest Post: Learning to Change our Change Management Approach
Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new contributor, Nathalie Khodr. We met a few years back in San Antonio thanks to our shared...
Improving Patient Safety in North Texas
I recently saw this article, as published in a printed magazine that arrived in the mail via the UNT Health Science Center.
The bold headline...
Reelecting a #Lean Governor in Washington? Continuing with Lean Either Way?
It's probably, ahem, not the most closely watched election race in the United States today, but it will be interesting to see if Washington...
Podcast #267 – Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research
Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professorship, HPM and is a Professor of...
What We at KaiNexus (and Our Customers) Believe About People & Improvement
We've been having a great time at the KaiNexus User Conference. Check out key moments and tweets at the hashtag #KaiNexusUC16 on Twitter.
To kick...
CUBS Win! Chicago Hospital Implements First Staff-Driven Improvement in 108 Years
Snapping a historic 108-year drought, a small hospital, Chicago Community Use Bariatric Health Services (CUBS), implemented their first employee-driven improvement idea Wednesday night, breaking a long curse.
“Has Lean Ever Been Fully Implemented and Not Worked?” What About Yoga & Veganism
I was interviewed today by a reporter today who is doing a story on Lean.
We talked about Lean being adopted in various industries and...
Guest Post: Tom Brady (TB12) – Lean Thinker
Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom in 2009 or 2010 when my wife and...
